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Deuteronomy 31:11
11when all Israel cometh to appear before Jehovah thy 1God in the place which he will choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their ears.
Deuteronomy 31:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
- New International Version (NIV)when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before them in their hearing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Context of Deuteronomy 31:11
9And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and to all the elders of Israel. 10And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the set time of the year of release, at the feast of tabernacles, when all Israel cometh to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their ears. 12Gather the people together, the men, and the women, and the children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and take heed to do all the words of this law; 13and that their children who do not know it may hear it and learn, that they may fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land, whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.
Read all of Deuteronomy 31Deuteronomy 31:11 word by word
בְּב֣וֹא כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֵרָאוֹת֙ אֶת־פְּנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בַּמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבְחָ֑ר תִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֛את נֶ֥גֶד כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- whenאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- appearרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
- lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
- earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 31:11
- Deuteronomy 16:16Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty:
- Exodus 23:16and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours which thou hast sown in the field, and the feast of in-gathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field.
- Exodus 34:24For I will dispossess the nations before thee, and enlarge thy border, and no man shall desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the face of Jehovah thy God thrice in the year.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength: [each one] will appear before God in Zion.
- Deuteronomy 12:5but unto the place which Jehovah your God will choose out of all your tribes to set his name there, his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
- Joshua 8:34And afterwards he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
- 2 Kings 23:2And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah.
- Nehemiah 8:1all the people gathered together as one man to the open place that was before the water-gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded Israel.
- Nehemiah 9:3And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.
- Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
- Acts 13:15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.
- Acts 15:21For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Compare the marginal references. It is not to be supposed that the whole of the Pentateuch was read, nor does the letter of the command require that it should be so. This reading could not be primarily designed for the information and instruction of the people, since it only took place once in seven years; but was evidently a symbolic transaction, intended, as were so many others, to impress on the people the conditions on which they held possession of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Though we read the word in private, we must not think it needless to hear it read in public. This solemn reading of the law must be done in the year of release. The year of release was typical of gospel grace, which is called the acceptable year of the Lord; for our pardon and liberty by Christ, engage us to keep his commandments. It must be read to all Israel, men, women, children, and to the strangers. It is the will of God that all people…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13To remind future generations in Israel of their covenant obligations, they read the covenant text in front of the people. This was necessary because personal copies of documents were rare.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests--The law thus committed to writing was either the whole book of Deuteronomy, or the important part of it contained between the twenty-seventh and thirtieth chapters. It was usual in cases of public or private contract for two copies of the engagement to be made--one to be deposited in the national archives or some secure place for reference, should occasion require. The other was to remain…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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